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/ 3 months agoWild animals can experience trauma and adversity too − as ecologists, we came up with an index to track how it affects them
New research finds that marmots who experience adversity early in life have a lesser chance of survival.
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/ 3 months agoCould fungi actually cause a zombie apocalypse?
Be very afraid – if you’re an insect.
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/ 3 months agoSome people love to scare themselves in an already scary world − here’s the psychology of why
Scary movies and haunted houses can actually be a coping mechanism that helps you survive.
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/ 3 months agoDuring the American Revolution, Brits weren’t just facing off against white Protestant Christians − US patriots are diverse and have been since Day 1
The soldiers and patriots who made the American Revolution a success included people whose faiths faced discrimination, including Jews and Catholics.
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/ 3 months agoWhat the history of blasphemy laws in the US and the fight for religious freedom can teach us today
The US has a long history of blasphemy laws, which reflect the complex fight for freedom of religion and speech.
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/ 3 months agoHemingway, after the hurricane
In 1935, a hurricane devastated the Florida Keys, killing over 400 people, many of them World War I veterans. Ernest Hemingway...
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/ 3 months agoTo make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materials
Fusion reactors get hot − scientists need materials that can take the heat without deforming and deteriorating.
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/ 3 months agoAI, cryptocurrencies and data privacy: Comparing the Trump and Harris records on technology regulation
Big tech and its high-tech products and services play an outsized role in the economy and society. The Trump and Biden-Harris...
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/ 4 months agoMicroRNA − a new Nobel laureate describes the scientific process of discovering these tiny molecules that turn genes on and off
Victor Ambros received half of the Nobel Prize for his work on microRNAs. Here he talks about the teamwork – and...
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/ 4 months agoAquaculture could harm animal welfare or protect it, depending on what species the farms raise
Many sea creatures lead complex, social lives in the wild and are likely to suffer in farmed conditions. But they aren’t...
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/ 4 months agoMicroplastic pollution is everywhere, even in the exhaled breath of dolphins – new research
8 million metric tons of plastic wind up in Earth’s oceans annually, where marine animals are exposed to this pollution and...
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/ 4 months agoBlack Myth: Wukong – how China’s gaming revolution is fueling its tech power
The video game is helping China advance toward two strategic goals: bolstering domestic semiconductor production and putting Chinese culture on the...
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/ 4 months agoWhat is Chabad-Lubavitch? A Jewish studies scholar explains
The Lubavitch movement, also called Chabad, shares many beliefs and traditions with other ultra-Orthodox Jews. Yet its outreach and beliefs set...
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/ 4 months agoBouncing between war-torn countries: Displacement in Lebanon and Syria highlights cyclical nature of cross-border refuge
More than 1 million people in Lebanon have fled their homes since a major Israel military operation began in September. For...
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/ 4 months agoHow to be a boss at giving performance reviews
Experts share three must-do’s for delivering feedback at work.
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/ 4 months agoPhilly hospitals test new strategy for ‘tranq dope’ withdrawal – and it keeps patients from walking out before their treatment is done
The combination of fentanyl and xylazine that dominates Philadelphia’s illegal dope supply creates agonizing withdrawal symptoms. This presents new challenges for...
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/ 4 months agoOverseas US voters get ignored by political campaigns − but could be crucial supporters
US citizens living abroad are eligible to vote, but they face administrative hurdles to casting ballots and are rarely asked to...
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/ 4 months ago4 ways AI can be used and abused in the 2024 election, from deepfakes to foreign interference
How worried should you be?
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/ 4 months agoWhat is Temporary Protected Status? A global migration expert why the US offers some foreign nationals temporary protection
TPS allows migrants whose home countries are considered unsafe the right to live and work in the US for a temporary...
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/ 4 months agoCoastal cities have a hidden vulnerability to storm-surge and tidal flooding − entirely caused by humans
Some cities are building huge gates and barriers to counter the flood risk from estuary urbanization. But putting nature to work...
